Harry Sylvester Bird

"Disarmingly funny." - The New York TimesFrom the award-winning author of Under the Udala Trees and Happiness,...
Dhs. 149.27 AED
Dhs. 149.27 AED
SKU: 9780358617273
Product Type: Books
Please hurry! Only 174 left in stock
Author: Chinelo Okparanta
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Subtotal: Dhs. 149.27
10 customers are viewing this product
Harry Sylvester Bird by Okparanta, Chinelo

Harry Sylvester Bird

Dhs. 149.27

Harry Sylvester Bird

Dhs. 149.27
Author: Chinelo Okparanta
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

"Disarmingly funny." - The New York Times

From the award-winning author of Under the Udala Trees and Happiness, Like Water comes a brilliant, provocative, up-to-the-minute satirical novel about a young white man's education and miseducation in contemporary America.

Harry Sylvester Bird grows up in Edward, Pennsylvania, with his parents, Wayne and Chevy, whom he greatly dislikes. They're racist, xenophobic, financially incompetent, and they have quite a few secrets of their own. To Harry, they represent everything wrong with this country. And his small town isn't any better. He witnesses racial profiling, graffitied swastikas, and White Power signs on his walk home from school. He can't wait until he's old enough to leave. When he finally is, he moves straight to New York City, where he feels he can finally live out his true inner self.

In the city, he meets and falls in love with Maryam, a young Nigerian woman. But when Maryam begins to pull away, Harry is forced to confront his identity as he never has before--if he can.

Brilliant, funny, original, and unflinching, Harry Sylvester Bird is a satire that speaks to all the most pressing tensions and anxieties of our time--and of the history that has shaped us and might continue to do so.



Author: Chinelo Okparanta
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: 07/12/2022
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 8.31h x 5.74w x 1.12d
ISBN: 9780358617273


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 05/30/2022
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2022
Booklist 06/30/2022

About the Author

CHINELO OKPARANTA's debut story collection, Happiness, Like Water, and her debut novel, Under the Udala Trees, have won and been nominated for numerous awards. She's been published in The New Yorker, Tin House, and elsewhere, and was named one of Granta's Best of Young American Novelists.


Returns Policy

You may return most new, unopened items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. We'll also pay the return shipping costs if the return is a result of our error (you received an incorrect or defective item, etc.).

You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days).

If you need to return an item, simply login to your account, view the order using the "Complete Orders" link under the My Account menu and click the Return Item(s) button. We'll notify you via e-mail of your refund once we've received and processed the returned item.

Shipping

We can ship to virtually any address in the world. Note that there are restrictions on some products, and some products cannot be shipped to international destinations.

When you place an order, we will estimate shipping and delivery dates for you based on the availability of your items and the shipping options you choose. Depending on the shipping provider you choose, shipping date estimates may appear on the shipping quotes page.

Please also note that the shipping rates for many items we sell are weight-based. The weight of any such item can be found on its detail page. To reflect the policies of the shipping companies we use, all weights will be rounded up to the next full pound.

Related Products

Recently Viewed Products